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CVE-2022-2400: External Control of File Name or Path in dompdf/dompdf

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

External Control of File Name or Path in GitHub repository dompdf/dompdf prior to 2.0.0.

Affected products

• dompdf: before 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.0
• Packagist Dompdf/Dompdf: before 2.0.0; v0.6.0, v0.6.1, v0.6.2, v0.7.0, v0.7.0-beta, v0.7.0-beta2 (+16) — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: dompdf 2.0.0; Packagist Dompdf/Dompdf 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/commit/99aeec1efec9213e87098d42eb09439e7ee0bb6a
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a6da5e5e-86be-499a-a3c3-2950f749202a
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00017.html
• https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/commit/99aeec1efec9213e87098d42eb09439e7ee0bb6a
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a6da5e5e-86be-499a-a3c3-2950f749202a
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00017.html

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